Title: Sky Trained
Author: Caroline Waters
Publication Date: June 16, 2022
Genres: Erotica
Protagonist Gender: Female
Have you ever picked up a book and wondered what you've gotten yourself into? I mean, rubber/latex fetishes, hucows, ponygirls, and mind control are all super fun subjects, but are they enough to sustain a whopping 450+ page read? Well, weave in some superheroes, a little family drama, explorations of desire, and confrontations with inhibition, and the answer - in the case of Sky Trained - is a resounding yes!
I genuinely enjoyed this novel, so much so that I took my time with it, making it my go-to bedtime read, limiting myself to savoring a chapter at a time . . . until the twists started dropping and I devoured the last 150 pages in an evening. Caroline Waters knows how to tell a story, establish characters, and build an erotic scene. I was equal parts fascinated and aroused reading this, and regularly surprised that I was still reading it, that it hadn't become familiar or repetitive. That's a testament to how Waters gets inside her characters' heads, really allowing us to experience their emotional journeys.
There's such a fantasy wish-fulfillment aspect to this book that speaks so strongly to the submissive in me, and that's deliberate. As Mistress Moon so often points out, some people crave freedom from the cares and stresses of the world, the freedom to enjoy the erotic pleasures of becoming a pampered cow or pony, and there should be no shame in that. In fact, for a novel about superheroes and supervillains, mind control, brainwashing, and erotic addiction, free will is key to it all. Mistress Moon is willing to push the limits and encourage her subjects, but they must ultimately choose to become part of the herd.
The most fascinating part of Sky Trained that I can't talk about is the series of twists in the final act. I honestly did not see them coming, and not only did Waters make the what of it all plausible, she justifies the how and the why as well. In fact, the story shifts three times along the way, and I think that is part of what keeps it so fresh and entertaining. The cast of characters keeps growing, and new subplots evolve as the story grows, until we find ourselves part of a kinky community.
Really, the only thing Sky Trained was missing for me was the presence of a transgender hucow or ponygirl, although nothing in the story says they can't be a part of the island, so I choose to believe they were there and we just didn't meet them. This was so much fun, such a glorious indulgence of fetish and fantasy, and I dare say I may be just as addicted to Caroline Waters' words as to her cows' milk.
Rating: ♀ ♀ ♀ ♀ 1/2
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